# Event Details - **Event Name**: Disturbing The Peace: An Open Mic & Reading with Poets Out Loud - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: A poetry reading and open mic series to uplift marginalized voices and fundraise for a better world, raising funds for Bushwick City Farms.About this EventJoin the Hive Mind Books and Poets Out Loud community for Disturbing the Peace, a poetry reading and open mic series to uplift marginalized voices and fundraise for a better world. This month, we’re raising funds for Bushwick City Farms.Disturbing the Peace borrows its name from James Baldwin’s essay “The Creative Process” in which he calls artists “the incorrigible disturber(s) of the peace.” We see poetry as essential to disrupting the status quo, and we want you to disrupt it with us.Disturbing the Peace is free to attend, but we suggest a minimum $10 donation, with all funds going to Bushwick City Farms. NOTAFLOF. Sign up opens at 6:30, reading begins at 7. Come share your poetry and build community!Bushwick City Farms is a mutual aid organization that builds and maintains vegetable gardens for local public schools, hosts school field trips and local service groups, holds free beginner’s English classes, and coordinates with local businesses to distribute bread and fresh produce donations. Their future is in jeopardy for the support it offers to migrants and asylum seekers and it needs our help to reopen!Hive Mind Books is a queer and trans bookstore and coffee shop in Bushwick, Brooklyn. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brooklyn/disturbing-the-peace-an-open-mic-and-reading-with-poets-out-loud/100001994925936177 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, open-mic, nonprofit, workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Hive Mind Books - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 12.51, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Brooklyn - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Hive Mind Books - **lat**: 40.70102079999999 - **long**: -73.91754259999999 - **full address**: Hive Mind Books, 219 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Disturbing The Peace: An Open Mic & Reading with Poets Out Loud - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/e095bf7ccd2d7e588c34c2ed922064f3b0b462c371d93bea15470ad2f628eccc-rimg-w1200-h600-dcbed0de-gmir.jpg?v=1785054731 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Disturbing The Peace: An Open Mic & Reading with Poets Out Loud being held? - **A:** Disturbing The Peace: An Open Mic & Reading with Poets Out Loud takes place on Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Hive Mind Books, 219 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Disturbing The Peace: An Open Mic & Reading with Poets Out Loud? - **A:** Disturbing The Peace: An Open Mic & Reading with Poets Out Loud is organized by Hive Mind Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Disturbing The Peace: An Open Mic & Reading with Poets Out Loud is ideal for aspiring performers, spoken word artists, budding comedians, and audiences who love discovering raw, unpolished talent in an intimate and supportive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brooklyn, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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